Lara122

I have enjoyed reading this thread. Joe, if anybody can do this, it is you! There is some serious mechanical talent on this board! =))

J Miller

Lara,

Yes there is. But in this case I need both mechanical ( which I have ) and electronic ( which I don't have ).
Between the basement leaking like a sieve due to the rain and other machines I've set it back for a while.

Joe

MadCow333

hehe I sent all of my electronic machines into another dimension. I gave them and all of their parts and accessories to the local Singer dealer before I moved in 2005. I moved only my vintage and antique machines. The only "electronic" machine I own now is a Brother XL2600I that I won as an award.

or too much bath salts. LOL That machine, not you, I mean. (ducking and running...)

J Miller

MadCow333,

My getting this machine was all Miriams fault . She told me I needed to start working on more modern machines. I'm wondering if I've bit off more than I can swallow.

Isn't those bath salts the weird stuff that makes computerized machines run around naked and try to eat old iron machines?

Joe

miriam

Joe give everything a sporting chance. Someone bought two machines from me this week and left me two plastic wonders. Too bad you were a day early - you could have had a challenge. One might be missing a spring on the reverse - it doesn't activate and the other has a glitch - I can feel it - probably a broken gear. Those plastic wonders are so confusing. I think you have to have the stars and moon all line up a certain way then hold your mouth just so as you read the manual and pray that it works. They aren't even heavy enough to be door stops. The lady was pretty excited to see she could clean the vintage ones herself. Yeah I showed her how. I do when people want to take the time. She had real sweet kids along, too. Joe, did you make it work again?

J Miller

Miriam,

Yes, it's up and running. SS and basic ZZ are doing fine. We can do ducky patterns, but the tulips and some of the other patterns tilt to the side real bad. The monogram letters don't form at all. It just scribbles.

I'm not giving up on it, I just have several other machines to work with. I want to get them done so I can flip 'em.

Joe

miriam

Wow scribbling - people might pay bigger money for one that scribbles - nobody else has one of those.

J Miller

LOL, you think so??????? Hmmmm, maybe scribbling is a modern form of monogram, maybe?

Joe

miriam

Stick that around that quilt you have been making. You could say anything - secret code.

J Miller

Hmmm, I could be a spy ........... whoo hooo!

Joe